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Revenue Growth and Continued Operating Losses Due to Upfront Investment

First written in FY2022. 13 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-16.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2022 – FY2023-Q2AdvancedFY2023-Q3 – FY2023AdvancedFY2024-Q2 – 2026-10-162023: 320232024: 320242025: 220252026: 82026
Same theme, other companies
Progress from Losses to Profitability through Growth InvestmentA theme 24 companies write about · 18 as a headwind · 5 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.

5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the interim consolidated accounting period was ¥2,604.606 million, up 32.2% year on year. Operating profit was ¥538.705 million, up 2,176.1% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥530.231 million, up 1,383.4%, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥660.847 million, up 831.7%.」

    The Company has moved on from its previous pattern of continued losses caused by revenue growth and upfront investment, is maintaining profitability, and has significantly increased profit in the current interim consolidated accounting period.
  2. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥4,141.280 million. Operating profit was ¥256.142 million, ordinary profit was ¥262.673 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥440.642 million.」

    The Company has moved on from its previous pattern of continued losses caused by revenue growth and upfront investment, and is now at a stage of maintaining full-year profitability and significantly increasing profit.
  3. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the interim consolidated accounting period was ¥1,970.898 million, up 22.0% year on year. Operating profit was ¥23.667 million, up 95.7% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥35.744 million, up 126.2%, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥70.931 million, up 405.1%.」

    Revenue increased 22.0% year on year, while operating profit and other profits were also recorded in the current interim consolidated accounting period, continuing the trend of improvement from full-year losses in prior years.
  4. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥3,312.248 million. Operating profit was ¥52.844 million, ordinary profit was ¥75.183 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥98.939 million.」

    Revenue was ¥3,312.248 million, and after continued operating losses, ordinary losses, and net losses in prior years, the Company recorded an operating profit, ordinary profit, and net profit for the full year.
  5. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥1,616.109 million. This comprised note revenue of ¥1,322.133 million, note pro revenue of ¥248.521 million, revenue from services for businesses of ¥37.437 million, and other revenue of ¥8.017 million. Operating profit was ¥12.091 million, ordinary profit was ¥15.801 million, and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent was ¥14.042 million.」

    Revenue of ¥1,616.109 million was recorded. In contrast to previous disclosures showing continued operating losses, the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year produced an operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent.
  6. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥804.764 million. This comprised ¥662.894 million in note revenue, ¥123.362 million in note pro revenue, ¥14.325 million in revenue from services for corporations, and ¥4.182 million in other revenue. However, because promotional expenses and product development costs were incurred ahead of the expansion of the Company's in-house services, the operating loss was ¥7.053 million, the ordinary loss was ¥4.320 million, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4.922 million.」

    Revenue of ¥804.764 million was recorded, while operating and other losses continued because promotional expenses and product development costs were incurred upfront. No comparative information with the same period of the previous year was disclosed.
  7. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, revenue for the fiscal year was ¥2,777.125 million, up 19.9% from the previous fiscal year. However, because personnel recruitment and product development costs were incurred ahead of the expansion of the Company's in-house services, the operating loss was ¥380.222 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥732.056 million in the previous fiscal year; the ordinary loss was ¥413.388 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥742.479 million; and the net loss was ¥414.843 million, compared with a net loss of ¥756.488 million.」

    Revenue increased 19.9%, while the operating loss, ordinary loss, and net loss all narrowed from the previous fiscal year. However, losses associated with upfront investment continued.
  8. FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the cumulative third quarter was ¥2,054.352 million, up 18.8% year on year. However, because personnel recruitment and product development costs were incurred ahead of the expansion of the Company's in-house services, the operating loss was ¥363.826 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥514.489 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥399.102 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥521.829 million; and the quarterly net loss was ¥399.985 million, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥523.880 million.」

    Revenue increased 18.8% year on year and operating and other losses narrowed from the same period of the previous year, but losses associated with upfront investment continued.
  9. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Revenue for the cumulative second quarter was ¥1,347.488 million. However, because personnel recruitment and product development costs were incurred ahead of the expansion of the Company's in-house services, the operating loss was ¥309.842 million, the ordinary loss was ¥343.616 million, and the quarterly net loss was ¥344.398 million.」

    Although revenue recognition progressed, operating losses and other losses continued because personnel recruitment and product development costs were incurred upfront.
  10. FY2022First statedAnnual report

    「From the 7th through the 11th fiscal years, revenue increased, but the Company recorded ordinary losses and net losses because personnel recruitment and product development costs were incurred ahead of the expansion of its in-house services.」

    In FY2022, revenue was ¥2,317.088 million, the operating loss was ¥732.056 million, and cash flow from operating activities was negative ¥660.122 million.
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  2. 1Achieving Profitability Through Higher Recurring Revenue11×
  3. 2Raising Growth Capital Through Internally Generated Funds, Borrowings and Equity Financing11×
  4. 3Continued expansion of note users, content and total content distribution value11×
  5. 4Growth in usage of the note platform11×
  6. 5Growth in note pro subscriptions and ARR11×
  7. 6Expanding note pro into companies' online business hubs10×

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